Tom Lawday (born 11 November 1993) is an English rugby union player for Harlequins. He plays as a backrow.[1] He was formally at Exeter Chiefs and Cornish Pirates as well as winning the BUCS player of the season in 2016/17.[2][3]

Tom Lawday
Birth nameTom Lawday
Date of birth (1993-11-11) 11 November 1993 (age 30)
Place of birthDorchester, England
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight109 kg (240 lb; 17 st 2 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker, Number 8
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016-2017 Exeter University RFC 11 (60)
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016-2019
2017-2018
2019-
Exeter Chiefs
Cornish Pirates
Harlequins
21
23
75
(30)
(35)
(30)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016 England Students

BUCS career

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Lawday was part of the Exeter University squad for the 2016/17 BUCS season where he was the leagues top try scorer, with 13 in 11 games. He won man of the match in 6 games. At the end of the season he was awarded the player of the season award.[4]

Club career

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In 2016 Lawday made his debut for Exeter Chiefs in the Anglo-Welsh Cup against Harlequins. While at Exeter he spent some time on loan at RFU Championship side Cornish Pirates.[5] In 2019 he signed for Harlequins where he went on to make his debut against his former club. He came off the bench against Exeter in the 2020/21 Premiership Final.[6][7]

Honours

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Team

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2016/17 BUCS Runners Up (Exeter University)

2017/18 Anglo-Welsh Cup Champions (Exeter Chiefs)

2018/19 Premiership Runners Up (Exeter Chiefs)

2020/21 Premiership Champions (Harlequins)

Personal

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2016/17 BUCS Player of the Season

References

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  1. ^ "Tom Lawday". www.ultimaterugby.com. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Tom Lawday". www.quins.co.uk. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Tom LAWDAY profile and stats". all.rugby. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Exeter Chiefs player profile - Tom Lawday". Exeter Chiefs. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Tom LAWDAY - Player statistics - Year stats - It's rugby". www.itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Tom Lawday signs new Harlequins contract". Premiership Rugby. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Exeter". www.bucs.org.uk. Retrieved 7 April 2023.